Whiplash

The Good
This game I picked up in Interplay's 15th anniversary collection (an excellent deal, by the way).

The Graphics are sweet. Nice colors, great looking courses, and NO slowdown on a P233 (without the music playing, more on that later). 16 cars grace the field, and each looks nice. Fast flying graphics! This game really cruises, and it really give the sense of going 200+ mph. 16 Nicely created courses (8 to begin with, 8 unlocked after winning the championship on Medium difficulty or higher) each created for a specific car (8 car manufacturers, 16 courses).

The Sound is good. Adequate for the time it was released. Typical rev-ving sound of engines...

The Control is loose with the keyboard, but it's not bad for a keyboard control.
It can get difficult, especially when learning new courses.

The Bad
The Music is horrible. With the music playing, it's slow... reaaaaalll slow. But the frame rate triples when the music is off, so needless to say, I play with the music off.

Crash detection is off, and the physics model is pretty weird, you don't really ever flip over unless you hit a jump that causes you to flip over.

Also, allowing the ability to play all 16 courses straight out of the box would have been nice (type GOLDBOY as your name, and you'll get access to the other 8 courses, by the way).

The Bottom Line
It a fun game for non-sim car fans. Serious players, look elsewhere.